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Highlights For January: Jane Wyman is Star of the Month airing Thursdays.  TCM Spotlight features Stars Behind Bars with 27 films airing Tuesdays. Damien Chazelle is January's Guest Programmer airing January 18th. The four films he picked are: It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) and City Lights (1931). SAG Lifetime Achivement Award: Lily Tomlin airs January 28th with 2 fillms. Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Psycho (1960) airs 1/1 at 1:30/12:30 p.m. Marnie (1964) airs 1/1 at 3:30/2:30 p.m. Rear Window (1954) airs 1/1 at 10:15/9:15 p.m. Breakfast At Tiffany's (1961) airs 1/9 at 1:15/12:15 a.m. and 1/20 at 3:45/2:45 p.m. A Patch of Blue (1965) airs 1/15 at 2:30/1:30 p.m. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) airs 1/18 at 10/9 p.m. City Lights (1931) airs 1/18 at 2/1 a.m. Light in the Piazza (1962) airs 1/27 at 10:15/9:15 p.m. Please Note: I am not affiliated with TCM or it's af...

Here are six vintage Christmas cards from different decades. This is also my last Christmas themed post for the year. So Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all that visit this blog! Until Next Time, Ashey A. 

Usually around this time I post something on Christmas TV episodes or movies and I thought this time I'd post animated specials and shorts. My favorite is A Charlie Brown Christmas but I've already posted that to a previous post so I'm leaving it off. However I have 4 specials that I watch every Christmas and 2 cartoon shorts. The Little Drummer Boy (1968) Note: The above is a clip, not the whole special. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) Note: The above is the trailer, not the whole special. A Garfield Christmas (1987) *Yes, I know this is from the 80s and I don't consider that decade old but I wanted to include this special.  A Flintstone Christmas (1977) Note: The above is a clip, not the whole special. Somewhere In Dreamland (1936) Christmas Comes But Once A Year (1936) Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Pretty much every year I make a gift guide and this year is no exception. I have different types of gifts to buy, from classic tv to movies and just nostalgia in general. For The Christmas Nostolgia Fan Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies and Fun from 1945 to 1970 Buy Here For The Audrey Hepburn/Breakfast At Tiffany's Fan Breakfast at Tiffany's OPI Nail Lacquer Set Available Here For The Wizard of OZ Fan Dorothy Ornament Available Here The Wicked Witch is also available. Please Note: This item is only available in stores For The Star Trek Fan Star Trek Uhura Doll Available Here Also available Kirk and Spock For The Old Hollywood Fan Old Hollywood 2017 Wall Calendar For The Classic Movie Buff Classic Movie Mug Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Highlights For December: Myrna Loy is December's Star of the Month airing Fridays. TCM Spotlight is The Golden Years with 19 films airing Tuesdays. Treasures From The Disney Vault airs December 21st with 4 films, 3 shorts and 1 episode.  Amy Heckerling is December's Guest Programmer airing December 19th. The four films she picked are: The Roaring Twenties (1939), Footlight Parade (1933), 8 1/2 (1963) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920). In Memoriam airs December 29th with 6 films. Christmas Classics air December 1st, 12th, 15th and 22nd with 22 films. Films Airing This Month to Check Out: A Night At The Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011) airs 12/4 at 1/12 p.m., 12/12 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. and 12/22 at 5/4 a.m. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) airs 12/10 at 1:45/12:45 p.m. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) airs 12/12 at 8/7 p.m. and 12/24 at 6/5 p.m. Bachelor Mother (1939) airs 12/12 at 1:15/12:15 a.m. Dial M For Murder (1954) airs 12/14 at 10/9 p.m. The Ugly Dac...

Like my Vintage Halloween Cards post this features Thanksgiving cards. I think a couple of these are postcards and the last 2 are from American Greetings. Happy Thanksgiving! Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Next Tuesday is Election Day in America and I've made a post on 5 films about politics to check out. All The President's Men (1976) Directed By: Alan J. Pakula Starring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Warden Running Time: 138 Minutes Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Directed By: Frank Capra Starring: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains Running Time: 129 Minutes * Note: The above is a clip from the film, not the trailer. The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Directed By: John Frankenheimer Starring: Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey Running Time: 126 Minutes * Note: The above is a clip from the film, not the trailer. The Farmer's Daughter (1947) Directed By: H. C. Potter Starring: Loretta Young Joseph Cotten, Ethel Barrymore Running Time: 97 Minutes * Note: 1954 was the re-release. All The King's Men (1949) Directed By: Robert Rossen Starring: Broderick Crawford, John Irel...

Highlights For November: Natalie Wood is Star of the Month airing Fridays. TCM Spotlight features To Tell The Truth with 53 films airing Mondays and Wednesdays.  Steve Israel is this month's Guest Programmer on November 15th. The four films he picked are: The Candidate (1972), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), The Best Man (1964) and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)  Norman Lloyd's 102 Birthday airs November 8th with 4 films and 1 interview. Films Airing This Month to Check Out: I Married A Witch (1942) airs 11/3 at 1/12 a.m. Tomorrow is Forever (1946) airs 11/4 at 8/7 p.m. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) airs 11/5 at 8/7 p.m. Limelight (1952) airs 11/8 at 12:30 a.m./11:30 p.m. Rebel Without A Cause (1955) airs 11/11 at 8/7 p.m. In The Good Old Summertime (1949) airs 11/13 at 4:15/3:15 p.m. Splendor in the Grass (1961) airs 11/18 at 8/7 p.m. Love With the Proper Stranger (1963) airs 11/18 at 1/12 a.m. Jaws (1975) airs 11/19 at 3:30/2:...

I'm continuing with Halloween posts, this time focusing on vintage Halloween cards. I'm not certain but I think these are from the 1920s. Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Since it's October I thought it was about time to post on some Halloween themed stuff. This post is about classic TV episodes with a Halloween theme. Okay, so there's only 3 actual TV episodes, an animated special and a TV movie. I want to also apologize for some of these videos, the quality isn't perfect, however I did add what season it's from  and episode it is in case you wanted to watch it somewhere else. Bewitched The Witches Are Out Season 1, Episode 7 Rhoda Ida Works Out Season 4, Episode 5 McMillan and Wife The Devil You Say  Season 3, Episode 2 Halloween with the New Addams Family  *This is a made for TV movie from 1977 Part 2   Part 3   Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Back in August I made a post on a Disney collection from Unique Vintage. Well this time they have a whole collection inspired by famous women. Barbie, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Lucille Ball, Sophia Loren, Carmen Miranda, Twiggy and Katharine Hepburn. You can view the entire collection here and below are some I like. Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

Highlights For The Month: Christopher Lee is October's Star of the Month airing Mondays. TCM Spotlight: Trailblazing Women- Actresses Who Made A Difference airs Tuesdays and Thursdays with 40 films. Jonah Goldberg and Leon Wieseltier are this month's Guest Programmer airing October 5th. The four films they picked are: America, America (1963), Fury (1936), A Face in the Crowd (1957) and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Terror Classic Movies airs Fridays with 34 horror themed films. Monster of the Month: Frankenstein airs Sundays with 12 films devoted to the classic movie monster.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Bright Eyes (1934) airs 10/2 at 8:30/7:30 a.m. and 10/20 at 8/7 p.m. Frankenstein (1931) airs 10/2 at 8/7 p.m. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) airs 10/8 at 1:15/12:15 a.m.  Young Frankenstein (1974) airs 10/14 at 1/12 a.m. and 10/30 at 8/7 p.m.  West Side Story (1961) airs 10/18 at 9:45/8:45 p.m. First Family (1980) airs 10/19 at 4:...

I decided I would finish my Icons series this month, ending with the 1970s. So let's get started! In the early 1970s the bohemian, hippie look was still popular. Many women adapted to Glam Style where women began looking to past decades for fashion inspiration. Turbans were a popular accessory, as were clogs, cloche hats and chunky heels. Hot pants were invented in this era and usually worn with a tight fitting shirt. Diane Von Furstenburg invented the wrap dress in 1972 which flattered every body type and could be worn to work or out. As the mid 1970s began the hippie look was fading away. Active wear for women came around in 1975 and was popular until the 1980s. The late 1970s saw a lot of change in fashion. The rise of punk meant fashion like leather jackets, ripped jeans, safety pins and Doc Martens were popular. If you weren't into punk you probably were into Disco and spent nights in tube tops and spandex pants dancing all night. As for beauty the hairstyle parted in th...

September is International Women's Friendship Month and in honor of that I decided to post my favorite fictional TV friendships. I broke my own rule and am posting 3 shows from the 80s and 90s which I don't consider old at all but I like the friendships from these shows. Also, I'll be honest with you I don't watch I Love Lucy or Laverne and Shirley which I know have popular friendships. Anyways here are my picks. Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) and Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith), Jill Munroe (Farrah Fawcett) and Sabrina Duncan (Kate Jackson) of  Charlie's Angels Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty), Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur), Rose Nylund (Betty White) and Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan) of The Golden Girls Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte York (Kristin Davis), Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Samantha Jones (Kim Cattrall) of Sex and the City ...

Highlights For The Month: Gene Hackman is Star of the Month, airing Fridays throughout the month. TCM Spotlight features Ouch! A Salute to Slapstick airing Tuesdays and Wednesdays with 55 films.  Thomas Bruno is this month's Guest Programmer on September 11th. The two films he picked are Casablanca (1942) and The Dirty Dozen (1967).  Treasures From The Disney Vault airs September 8th with 6 films and 2 shorts.  AFI Tribute to John Williams airs September 12th with 3 films and 2 specials.  Films Airing This Month to Check Out: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) airs 9/2 at 8/7 p.m. Grey Gardens (1975) airs 9/4 at 10:30/9:30 a.m. Show People (1928) airs 9/4 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. One Week (1920) airs 9/7 at 11:30/10:30 p.m. Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928) airs 9/7 at 12 a.m./11 p.m. The Navigator (1924) airs 9/11 at 12:45 a.m./11:45 p.m. Jaws (1975) airs 9/12 at 9:15/8:15 p.m. Imitation of Life (1934) airs 9/12 at 12 p.m./11 a.m. The General (1927...

It's been a long time since I have made an Icons post, the last one was in January and I was planning on doing posts for the next two decades and for some reason decided to go with other posts. Anyway I'm back to posting this series and today is all about the 1960s. I must confess the 1960s is my favorite decade for fashion, I love the polished look at the beginning of the decade and also equally love the bohemian look in the later part of the decade. As the Bob Dylan said The Times They Are A Changin. The 1960s were all about change including fashion and beauty. While the housewife was still going strong, women began to see they could have other options including working and going about the single life. At the beginning of the decade fashion was still pretty polished women like Jacqueline Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn were incredibly fashionable. Jeans became a popular staple for women to wear, they came in all kinds of styles including narrow, wide and above the ankle. In 1964...

Friday kicked off the 2016 Rio Olympics and in honor of that I decided to make a post on films set around previous years summer Olympics. Here are 4 films and 1 animated short. Jim Thorpe All-American (1951) Directed By: Michael Curtiz Starring: Burt Lancaster, Phillis Thaxter, Charles Bickford Running Time: 106 Minutes Walk, Don't Run (1966) Directed By: Charles Walters Starring: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton Running Time: 114 Minutes International Velvet (1978) Directed By: Bryan Forbes Starring: Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer Running Time: 127 Minutes Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) Directed By: H. Bruce Humberstone Starring: Warner Oland, Layne Tom Jr., Katherine DeMille Running Time: 71 Minutes The Olympic Champ (1942) Directed By: Jack Kinney Voiced By: George Johnson Running Time: 7 Minutes Until Next Time, Ashley A. 

If you haven't heard yet Unique Vintage has a collection just for Disney fans! It's part of the Disney Bounding Collection. You can view the whole collection here and these are my favorites. Until Next Time, Ashley A.